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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$60,070
United States, 2025
Employment
86,340
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
- O*NET code
- 49-2098.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Typical tasks
- Install, maintain, or repair security systems, alarm devices, or related equipment, following blueprints of electrical layouts and building plans.
- Prepare documents, such as invoices or warranties.
- Provide customers with cost estimates for equipment installation.
- Mount and fasten control panels, door and window contacts, sensors, or video cameras, and attach electrical and telephone wiring to connect components.
- Demonstrate systems for customers and explain details, such as the causes and consequences of false alarms.
- Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.
- Feed cables through access holes, roof spaces, or cavity walls to reach fixture outlets, positioning and terminating cables, wires, or strapping.
- Examine systems to locate problems, such as loose connections or broken insulation.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$38,800
25th percentile
$47,820
75th percentile
$73,690
90th percentile
$81,150
Most important skills
- Installation3.4
- Critical Thinking3.4
- Speaking3.4
- Active Listening3.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Quality Control Analysis3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Troubleshooting3.0
- Repairing3.0
- Monitoring3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Installation | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Repairing | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $81,980 | 320 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | $81,500 | 70 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $81,340 | 30 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $80,480 | — | 2025 |
| AK | $79,870 | 110 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | $79,870 | 100 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $79,350 | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $78,560 | 1,330 | 2025 |
| MA | $78,530 | 1,690 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $76,630 | 730 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $76,390 | 70 | 2025 |
| RI | $76,320 | 240 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $75,910 | 1,000 | 2025 |
| OR | $75,710 | 950 | 2025 |
| CT | $75,410 | 540 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $75,350 | 360 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $75,080 | 120 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $73,990 | 30 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $73,740 | 220 | 2025 |
| WA | $72,950 | 1,670 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.